Alembic combined distilling and sterilizing attachment for kettles



4 .l. TASHIMA. ALEMBIC COMBINED DISTILLING AND STERILIZING ATTACHMENTFOR KETTLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 27, I92].

Patented Oct. 17, 1922.

FIE 2' ram A m M m 4 Patented 0a. 17, 1922.

UNITED STATES 'PATET orrics.

on 'rAsHIMA, or'ssn rRANoIsco, oALrronivIAf Application filed April 27,1921. 'SerialNo. 64,892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J on TAsHiMA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan,residlng at San Francisco, cisco and State of California, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Alembic Combined Distilling andsterilizing Attachments for Kettles,of whichthe following is aspecification. j r F The present invention relates to improve- TDGIItSin; alembics or distilling vessels and resides in the provision of asmall, compact vand inexpensive device which is capable of i beingreadily and easily attached to an ordinary cooking vessel such as a potor kettle and which may, be used for distilling oi water or othermaterials or for sterilizing purposes or for steaming and cooking food,

the device being constructed so that it may be used for veither-of thepurposes above mentioned by a simple adjustment of one of the partsthereof.

A further object to provide a device oi "the character describedwhich,., when at tached to a vessel such as a pot orkettle,

kettle and which need not be removed in order to provide for its: use asa distilling device or as asterilizing or steaming device,

the lid or cover of the device being so constructed that when in oneposition it will provide for the use of the device as a still and. inanother position will provide a sterilizer or steamer.

A further object is to provide a device of the characterdescribed whichmay be taken apartand stored or packed in small compass and which may beused in connection-with the ordinary kitchen stove.

i The inventionpossesses other advantages and features some of which,withthefforegoing will beset forthat length in the followingdescriptiontwhere I shall outline .in full that form of the inventionwhich I have .selected for illustration in the drawings accompanying andforming a part of the present specification. In said drawings I haveshownone form of the construct1on' of my invention, hutit is to beunderstood that I do not limit myself to such form since the in thecounty of San Fran-v annular flange Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 1s vertlca-l sectional view ofthe device of the invention shownas it will appear when in use as a still and mounted upon a kettle, onewall being broken away sake of clearness of illustration.

Figure 2 is a, vertical sectional view partly ,in elevation of thedevice ofthe invention shown as itwill appear when used as a sterillzeior steamer and mounted upon a kettle. F1gure isatop plan view of thedevice wlth the lid or eoverremoved.

Referring to the embodiment of vention illustrated in the accompanyingfor the drawings, the invention comprises a body orv chamber l, which ispreferably frusto-conicalin form, and made of light sheet or othermetal, said hotly being openat both ends. The lower end of the body'isof sniallerdi I ameter than the upper endand is adapted to extend intothe open side 5 of and close a 7 the body l, at a point spaced from thelower end thereof and rests upon the upper edge win he supportedentirely by said potor:

of the kettle 6, so as to provide a tight seal. A conical lid or cover 8is provided for closing the upper end ofthe body and has a cylindricalportion. 9 adjoining the baseof the conical portion, which portion 9 isadapted to receive the upper end of the body in one position of the lid.At the juncture of the conical, and cylindrical portions there is ofthebody 4, whenthe lid is inverted and the conicalportionisextended intothe body sides of the body may beprovided, handle portions 11 of anysuitable construction.

At a point intermediate the endsof and withinthe body is aconcavo-eonvex partition' l2w1th its concave slde lowermost and itsouter edge soldered or otherwise secured as at .13, to the body 4:. Thispartition'is provided with a series ofp'erforations lite allow the vaporandsteam to pass upwardly therethrough "into the upper. part of thechamber or body. Extending outwardly fromthe side of the body 4, at apoint just above the lower; edge of the partiti kettle or other cookingutensil 6.: A lateral it is provided exteriorlyupon provided a lateralannular fl-ange"10, .WlllCll is adapted to engage: theupper edge form intubular outlet nipple 15. This nipple is inclined outwardly anddownwardly and is adapted to extend into one end of a discharge spout16, which spout telescopes the nipple, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower endof the spout is bent angularly downwardly as at 17 and is disposed toone side of the kettle so that it may be caused to discharge into avessel or the like, not shown.

'To provide for the discharge ofthe distilled products and moisture fromthe body, through the nipple 15, and spout 16, the partition 12 ismounted in the body so that the side thereof opposite the nipple 15 ishigher thanthe side adjacent the said nipple. This provides a channel 18which inclines towards the outlet opening 19, with which the nipple 15connects. To prevent steam and vapors from escaping from the kettlethrough the spout 20 thereof, a small cap 21 is placed over the end ofthe spout. I

To use the device as a still, for distilling water or the like, in factfor general distilling purposes, it'is placed upon a kettle, as shown inFig. 1, with the lid 8 inverted.

Cold water is poured into the inverted lid and the water or otherproduct to be distilled is placed within the kettle 6. The vapors andsteam arising from the kettle 6,

through the perforated partition 12. The steam and vapors uponencountering the conical lid or'cover, which lid or cover is maintainedrelatively cool by the water thereon, will condense and moisture willdrips of the conical lid and dro upon the convex side of the partition.The

products of distillation will then drain in the channel 18 towards 40'the opening. 19 and through said opening, the nipple and spout 16 into areceptacle, not shown, which may be placed along side of the kettle toreceive the products of distillation. By reason of the steam and vaporspassing forcibly through the small perforations 14: the products ofdistillation will be prevented from dropping through said perforationsin any appreciable amount and will drain into the channel 18 and fromthence through the discharge opening 19.

It will thus be seen I have provided a very simple, compact and easilyoperable still which may be used in connection with an ordinary kettleon'a kitchen stove, for the purpose of distilling water or for generaldistilling purposes. The deviceis small and such that it may be cheaplymanufactured and sold, and when not in use may be removed from thekettle and the wall in the manner of the ordinary 1 kitchen utensil.

For sterilizing or steaming purposesv the lid or cover is placed uponthe body, as showninFig. 2, and the objects to be sterilized or steamedare placed within he up- Will pass upwardly into the body 1 andhung uponper part of the body upon the partition 12. The placing of the lid withthe conical portion uppermost provides ample space for reception ofarticles or materials to be sterilized or steamed. Steam from the kettlewill pass upwardly into the lower side of the body 1 and through theperforations 14 so as to come into contact with the objects to besterilized or steamed. The steam will escape through the opening 19 andnipple 15;. The spout 16 may be re moved, if desired, when the device isused as a steamer or sterilizer.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a hollow body open atboth ends and having one end adapted to extend into and close the upperside of a kettle or like receptacle, a perforated partition within thebody intermediate the ends thereof, said body having an outletopening'above said partition and a closure or cap removably and adaptedto be mounted so that the conical portion extends into the body orupwardlyfrom the upper end of the body, depending upon the use to whichthe device is to be put.

2. A device of the character described comprising a hollow body open atboth ends, a flange on the outer-wall of the body adjacent one endthereof, which flange is adapted to engage the upper side of a kettle orthe like in which one end of the body is extended, a perforatedpartition within said body intermediate the ends thereof, said bodyhaving an outlet opening above said partition and a hollow cap forclosing the upper end of the body, which cap is adapted to be mounted soas to extend into the body so as to contain water or to be mounted so asto extend above theupper end of said body. i

3. A device of the character described comprising a hollow body open atboth ends,

' a flange on the outer wall of the body adjacent one end thereof, whichflange is adapted to engage the upper side of a kettle or the like-inwhich one end of the-body is extended, a perforated partition withinsaid body intermediate the ends thereof, said body having an-foutlet,opening above said partition and a hollow cap for closing the upper endof the body, which cap is adapted to be mounted so as to extend into thebody so as to contain water or to be mounted so as to extend abovethe'upper end of said body, said partition being inclined to provide fordrainage into said opening.

4'. A device of the character described comprising a hollow body open-atboth ends, a flange on the outer wall of the body adjacent one endthereof, which flange is adapted to engage the upper side of a kettle orthe like in which one end of the body is extended, a perforated bodyintermediate partition within said the ends thereof, said body having anoutlet opening above said 5 partition and a hollow cap for closing theupper end of the body, which cap is adapted to be mounted so as toextend into the body,

JOE 'lASI-IIMA.

